McClaren still has faith in players

Friday 26 January 2007 00:03 BST

England coach Steve McClaren insists he still believes in his England players.

Although they dominated for long periods against Israel, England had to settle for a goalless draw. Yet McClaren, who knows anything other than victory over Andorra in Barcelona on Wednesday will bring calls for his immediate dismissal, retains enough faith in his players to feel confident he will lead them to Austria and Switzerland next summer.

"We have to believe in ourselves," he said. "The ultimate goal is qualification. How we get there doesn't matter. There is still a hell of a long way to go."

He added: "If we had not got in the box, created chances or had shots, then I would be worried. We know we should have won on Saturday but all we can do is get on with the job."